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⌈ Secret Post #3580 ⌋

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Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

So I'm in a writing class this year, and I submitted a retooled fanfic as my story because I couldn't think of any ideas to write about. The canon is set in a modern day office, but the fic I submitted was a medieval times/time travel AU with the names changed too. Still, I keep feeling like I'm going to be expelled for plagiarism every time I go to class.

Anyone else been in this position before?

Re: Fanfic Problems

[kallanda_lee]

Wait, is it our fanfic or someone else's?

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

I submitted my own AU fanfic.

Re: Fanfic Problems

[kallanda_lee]

That can't by definition be plagiarism.

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

That was not in the slightest bit plagiarism. Yeah, it was inspired by something else but you did all the writing yourself, you did the setting yourself, that was all you.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, you have no idea how much that assurance meant to me. My anxiety has been acting up lately, and sometimes I can't tell if I should be overact or even when I am. So thank you, kind internet stranger!

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

DUDE ME TOO.

Mine's less of an AU, but I'm hoping it's far removed enough that no one will notice.

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

Nobody's going to expel you for rewriting your own fanfic. Worst case is you have to explain where it came from and it'll be moderately embarrassing, but even that is extraordinarily unlikely.

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

I once turned in a research paper I originally did in junior high for a college course. :) Got high marks on it both times!

As others have said, you can't plagarize yourself. I think you came up with a great solution to your dilemma!

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

My school actually *does* have a policy in regards to "plagiarizing yourself." They also call it "double dipping." And even reworking a piece you submitted in one class to hand into another can result in a failing grade, if the teacher is particularly terrible. And we have a few of those! That's for sure! That's why I got really nervous about it. :/

Re: Fanfic Problems

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

I think the question then is, have you submitted that fanfic in a class at that school before? I really don't think they would be valid to mark you badly if they, personally, have never seen the original version of the fic.

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

It's not plagiarism, though. Hopefully you retooled it enough so that it doesn't read too much like a typical fanfic, i.e. not much in the way of characterization. The main risk is that someone recognizes it and now your fanfic identity being tied to your IRL one.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

The canon is two (not quite) in love people in a modern day office, and what I submitted was two (not yet) in love people who time travel through the fall of the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages to the Mayflower to the '20s and so on. I was just worried that the relationship sounded too close, but I think I retooled that enough too.

This semester has me so on edge that I just needed someone to tell me that I wasn't going crazy!

Re: Fanfic Problems

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think this is a huge problem (and as others have said, it's not plagiarism) but this writing class is to improve your writing, yes? Write something original next time. Otherwise, you're missing out on a learning experience that you or presumably your parents are paying for, and you won't get as much out of it. A good writing class can help you sharpen your skills, but not if you submit recycled work. Don't be scared, you can do this.

As for being short on ideas, that's... kind of nuts, to be honest. The world is full of stories. If TV/movies/books don't inspire you, look to history, to current events, to nutty 'what if' scenarios. Every writer gets a little writer's block or indecision now and then, but most writers I know have the exact opposite problem: waaaaay too many ideas! If you don't have this, definitely expand your horizons. Read, daydream, get out into the world, get more experiences under your belt.

OP

[(Anonymous)]

I guess it was less of "don't know what to write" and more "being so fucking tired of being in school that I used a fanfic instead." If I want to waste time and money at college, then I'll do it without your basically useless advice. I'm so fucking exhausted, and sometimes that means reusing an old piece and trying not to kill myself. "Go outside and get experiences" is the most worthless shitty advice a person give. Just shut the fuck up.